The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-30
Maine Matters.
TIE MoNsON SLATE pUARRIEs.

\ special from MonsOn to the Portland Pres.
says: The entrance of the Canadian Pacific into
Maine has heretofore been an event of Whicl
the practical effects have not been very gener
ally realized. But now the people of Piscata.
qui> county. at least. are beginning TO talk OF
to their industries. Here at Monson is one In.
du>try in particular, the managers of whicl
expect will receive Il new life from the new
line. Brownville is the home Of the roofing
SLATE industry Of Maine. For years the quar-.
rics there have been worked. and they still arc
IN satisfactory operation. In 1867 some Welsh.
men from Erownvle. in prospecting in this
virniiy, discovered the Monson vein. They
found il Il mile and Il half lon. and 80 feet
wide On either end the dip is lost. on the on,
side IN Hebron Lake, and on the other side in
MoilSon Lake. The vein was opened in 1872
since then fifteen or twenty 4IarrieS have been
opened in different parts of ri>rataq,i> county
but il is only It this place and at Brownylt
That work has been carried on successfully
Indeed, il can hardly he said that the business
at Aionson has been successful hitherto. For
various reasons the MonSon 1,larres have not
pad well. The Monson slate enjoys with the
Browh|ille product the very best reputation.
t'nvtih'nthf contracts specify it, even for
buildings Ill slate producing regions like Yer
mont. l'Ii last spring there was Il rcorgauiz.-
ton Of the Stale companies of Mon>on. The
whole itiiC liiarric> passed then illl,lcr one
4i!''i'i Nitth company composer Oh
Massachusetts gentlemen. most of them from
Nairih ;ind Boston. associated under the name
of thc Monsun Maine Slate COMPANY There
are noW working four of the nine ,,iIarrics.
and l'o men are employed. Six hundred and
>cNchiy->cvcn ear loads of slate were shipped
last wear; his years output is expected to
reach Il !"iai of one thousand ra. loads. There
i also Il lrGc output at Bruwh>Ie
These states can be sent to Eastern aud
Souiliern markets very well and hold their
own with The products of Vermont and Penn
>NtNal'i;. honson Slate Is said to have three
times tiic tensile strength of Vermont or Penn
>ylNania products. il lloi'l> lis color where they
fade, and il retain, its original strength through
tAl'u>iIir which rot> aHu Wtakrns them.
here rates "f freight are not too high Moii-
son >ai' ha> the swing of the market. In the
east and southern ports that can tc reached !v
water there is i rc;ulN market. Hui the freight
on STAT" fi"m M"n>on Junction to Boston j.
50 4 carload, and a> ii goes on 10 points west
and Inland the freight rates put ii 10 !; great
and fatal di>:"lNantH"" in competition with the
inferior products of Vermont AMI Pcnn>N /
NAiilt. II is in this respect of freight rates that
lhc M"ils" manufacturers expect great results
from III" tan:l't!an Pacific. The new road Will
b" fhHN I" thcm. Cat EroWn>ilc it r,il> al
lhr>t hN !hr ititrlicS.) and The manufacturers
las' assurances that when once the great linc
: M "l" ration. slate '':tn he put into cities as
far wet n~ Chicago nhd Minneapolis AT : T., 4
a ca! load in Hostrn.
Ihr "rr;ii possibilities i..I out hv such flt-
itl''N for western shipments are having Il very
stimulating: elect on the business here. The
Slate manufacturers are confident that when
ohtc they can Get their best quality of slate III
to the markets Of the great West at reasonable
terms. The, can drive their Vermont and Penn
sN'vana competitor, from the field. They can
give Il better article at no greater cost. 1t is
natural. then. 'ha! the advent oI iii" Canadian
Pacific engineers and contractors. an, the l.ll--
II" and activity now displayed along Mo1>chcad
LAX" Sh"ul'l NIL ihc hearts of the people of i'i>
calAlnl> county with now hope. The DAYS of
their isolation are over, they hope.
IN !ntcfceliii. ''Nc"pmrht OF lh" slate i'll
du>trN is NOW Going Oh here. When damp
from he quarry the slate splits readily into The
even sheets that hook neat in house roofs.
But when the Slate has dried it loses this ten
drnrN To- separate into LAYERS and htronirS
touch ana solid. 1t is soft. however. that it
may b" sawed. plancd and turned hy nlarhin-
cry. II can even be sawed into fancy articles
with Il lig >:tW. and turned in IL lathe into
nni1ie lil,lrariire>. AT Mon>on they are pre-
'arIiig Ia SAW the slate into sinks. tubs. tiles,
mol'l'oar'l>. mauirlriccc> and other articles
h>''! in houses. They will also turn il into col
nnhi> for monuments ;ini expect TO use il for
anything for which marble may be used. The
state can IN: worked to great SinOoihne>S and
tahr~ good polish. Tomh>tonr>. more en-
'in'5 than marble and more elegant than the
odd Slate tombStoncs that mark the resting
j. i''rt> OF thu men in,l women of Revolutionary
days, will also be made of Mon>on slate. The
Manufacture OF the school states is also To lp
carried on extensively here.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT Colby
Sunday. july -Raccala,reatc sermon by
the President at 30 T.. NJ. at the Baptist
I thnrrl. Annual Hoar,lnmn Sermon before
the !. NJ. g. a. 10y Rev. George Bullcn. u.
H.. class of lS'i, Of pawiuckrt. x. L.. at 1.41
T. NJ.
Ni"nlaN, July Presentation Day Excr-
ciSe> a! the Junior Class at 30 =. NJ, on the
{ anpl,>. Junior Exhibition at ID =. NJ. III
the Church. Mcctin. of the Board of 1r,l>-
tees ii hamrIn Hall At 80 PM.
Tuesday, July 5.-CIa-- Day Exercises Al
1915 a. VI. nj the Church III $50 T.. NJ, on the
Campus. Annual meeting of the Alumni As
Suciation at Alumni Hall al , +. NJ; Memorial
Address on Professor IIamlin, hy Rev. Francis
". Rakrm;,n. ID. d.. class of I>,i of Chelsea.
Miss. AT the Chapel. at 30 r. NJ. Anniyer-
saly Oration by Rev. Philip :. MoNom, of Hos-
ton. Mass. III the Church at IA p. NJ.
Wednesday. july commencement DAY.
Exercises of the Graduating Glass, and Con-
ferrln@ of Degrees, ut the Church at 10 4. NJ.
Ih" procession will form at Memorial Hall at
80 A. NJ. commencement Dinner at Alumni
Hall 1T l2"o y. NJ. Library and Cabinet open
TO visitors from ) to Up NJ. Presidents Re
MEtiA\IIC FISH AND GAME CLUB.
+. ii. Foster, DIR. IIcbcr Bishop and Charles
:. Hanks have lli>t returned from the territory
leased by the Mr"antir Fish and Game Club,
where they have been locatin" the different
camps and laying out trails over the different
sections. Charlie, L. IlazcItine of Belfast. Me-.
has been made superintendent over the - OGO
acres leased. am! has engaged % men, who are
to begin work this week in cltin" out the
innprt1; ;t trails and h,lip,r L,.rn
on Il few of the lakes and rivers for the Use of
the members This season. One house. 2ON:;O
will he ready June 20 The houses on Arnold
ana crosby pond, will he completed by July l..
\ came warden has already hecn appointed
for thi, section, and will reside nron the
premises. \ contract WAS also made for dam
ming Beaver Brook and building Il suitable fish
way. Two boats have been put on Mas,ach,I-
sets bog. ani two others are now being built
for Arnold pond, and will be sent in next
week. The steam launch for Spider lake will
be completed about August l>t. The Canadian
game war,ens who have Eccn in the employ Of
the club since February. report plenty of game
and good f>llin" upon their territory. ft;u-ton
Herald, l.ih.
THE WpEk on THE STATE LABOR BUREAU.
Commissioner of Labor Statistics $. W. Mat
thcw> is bl>iiy engaged in the work of hi, de-
parlmcnt, He will shortly send ont circulars
to town officers 10 obtain information relative
to the farms of the State, tn" number of acres
of land improve and unimprove,l, number of
farm lahorrr>. wages paid; also to learn about
manufactures in towns, and their products.
Another circular is III process ofprcparation TO
90 i" working men in the State, whose names
may be obtained, inquiring as TO the wages
which they receive. their expenses. condition
etc. still another paper OF inquiry will be for
wardc'i to the manufacturers. Next week Mr..
Matthews will visit RockanG and that portion
of the state for the purposes of gaining infor-
nation about trades unions, knights of Labor
and other similar organizations which may
exist. The Commissioner was much pleased,
with his western trip, and was received cordial
y. especially by several labor bureaus bec;,lls,
he hailed from Maine kenncbcc journal.
MAINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
At The recent annual meeting OF the Main,
Mc'!ir;l Association in Portland officers were
elected as follows: President, Dr. +. {. Thaycr
Water,lle; Vice Presidents, DrS. a. NJ
Prcablc, Auburn, Henry ii. Hunt. Portland
Recording Secretary, DIR. ChaS. ID. Smith, Port.
land; Corresponding Secretary, DIR. G. 4. Will.
iams. Auburn; Board of Ccnsors, Drs. NJ. e.
j.. NJ. Wheeler. Camden, Ii. l.. Merrill. Port.
land, j. .. Webster. Augusta; Publication
Committee. Drs. Charles ID. Smith, cX-otiiro
OF Portland, G. .. Hunt, Lewiston, G. A.
Baker, Portland, T.. +. Maxey. Saco; Business
Committee, prs. J. +. kimball and G. A. Ring
oI tidih. VIC IttluIcu uollifS was apprU.
priatcd for the international medical congress.
which meets in September he ut in Washington
PURE WATER AND PLENTY OF IT.
The Camden and Rockland Water Compan,
have prosecuted their work in Camden and
Thomaston with great energy. and within {:
week or two both towns will be supplied Will
water from Oyster River Pond for public pur.
poses. The excavation for the pipes in Rock.
land has been largely through ledge, and ha.
been tedious and costly, but the best of work.
mrn haNr haI the mnffnr in 1.hnrnn 1vhn Ink.